Thursday, June 28, 2007

Severe Weather Threat This PM

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND A FEW WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHERN NEWENGLAND...

THE HIGHEST RISK FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 130 PM AND 530 PM ISFROM THE HARTFORD SPRINGFIELD AREA TO WORCESTER...BOSTON...WOONSOCKETAND MARSHFIELD.ISOLATED STRONG STORMS MAY DEVELOP IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN1230 PM AND 2 PM BUT THE MAIN EVENT SHOULD BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASS TURNPIKE DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.

MARINERS ALONG BOSTONS NORTH SHORE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR A GUSTY THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM.MARINERS IN THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON AREA TO PLYMOUTH SHOULD BE ALERT FORTHE POSSIBILITY OF WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNINGSOMETIME BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM.

ANYONE WITH PLANS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMSAND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER ON SHORT NOTICE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGINGTHUNDERSTORMS DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.

THE RISK FOR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERNRHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS SOUTH COASTAL SECTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS LATE THISAFTERNOON OR EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR MARINERS.